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1,777 Notable deaths
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Pierre Pilote
Canadian ice hockey player.
Born December 11th, 1931 in Kénogami.
Died September 9th, 2017 at 85 years old in Barrie (cancer). [ref]
Noboru Yamaguchi
Japanese writer.
Born February 11th, 1972 in Hitachi.
Died April 4th, 2013 at 41 years old in Niigata (cancer).
Shorty Rogers
American west coast jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, and arranger (1924-1994).
Born April 14th, 1924 in Berkshire County. [ref]
Died November 7th, 1994 at 70 years old in Van Nuys (cancer). [ref]
Dorothy DeLay
American musician and violin instructor (1917–2002).
Born March 31st, 1917 in Medicine Lodge.
Died March 24th, 2002 at 84 years old in New York City (cancer).
Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg
Russian grand-duchess (1865-1927).
Born January 25th, 1865 in Meiningen.
Died March 24th, 1927 at 62 years old in Leipzig (cancer).
Wolfgang Rihm
German composer and teacher (1952–2024).
Born March 13th, 1952 in Karlsruhe.
Died July 27th, 2024 at 72 years old in Ettlingen (cancer). [ref]
Steven Gilborn
American actor, educator (1936-2009).
Born July 15th, 1936 in New Rochelle.
Died January 2nd, 2009 at 72 years old in Chatham (cancer). [ref]
Melville Cooper
Actor.
Born October 15th, 1896 in Birmingham, Aston.
Died November 17th, 1973 at 77 years old in Woodland Hills (cancer).
Simon van der Meer
Dutch physicist.
Born November 24th, 1925 in The Hague. [ref]
Died March 4th, 2011 at 85 years old in Geneva (cancer). [ref]
Philip G. Epstein
American screenwriter (1909-1952).
Born August 22nd, 1909 in New York City. [ref]
Died February 7th, 1952 at 42 years old in Los Angeles (cancer). [ref]
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